Rising Giants

Apr 10 2025 146 ep. 51 mins 17
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Turn On💡Tune In 📻 Keep Up 🚀 Cambodia’s #1 Startup & Innovation Podcast! 150+ guests, 50k+ listeners, 10m+ views Join your hosts Max Thornton and Dom Kalousek, where they talk with the leading startup founders, investors, and creatives in Cambodia and beyond to learn what it means to be a Rising Giant.

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Rising Giants N.146 - Richard Yim, CEO, Quantum

Apr 10 2025 51 mins  
Richard is the CEO and Chairman of Quantum Engineering and Manufacturing. He is at the forefront of bringing Cambodian-made products to the world, working with leading global manufacturers who are increasingly choosing Cambodia as a key market for exporting high-quality goods, even in a world that is going through a tariff paradigm shift.Richard: https://www.instagram.com/richardyi

Rising Giants N.145 - Bill Chea, Co-Founder, Cambodia Blockchain Summit

Mar 28 2025 48 mins  
Bill is the Co-Founder of the Cambodia Blockchain Summit, the first comprehensive blockchain event for the crypto community in Cambodia, which showcases the emerging innovation in Web 3 and how Cambodia is looking to play a key role in this dynamic sector that is transforming the global economy. Cambodia Blockchain Summit: https://www.bookme.plus/t/events/cbs2025Follow RG on ⁠⁠

Rising Giants N.144 - Sovannprina Kiet, Co-Founder, KDMV Digital

Mar 18 2025 57 mins  
Na is the Co-Founder of KDMV Digital, one of Cambodia's top marketing firms focused on building iconic video content that resonates with the audiences of tomorrow and sustains long-term brand equity. Welcome back to Rising Giants in 2025!KDMV Digital: https://www.instagram.com/kdmvdigital/Follow RG on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

Rising Giants N.143 - Sivhuang Lay, Managing Director, Dichi Academy

Nov 21 2024 50 mins  
In this episode of Rising Giants, Sivhuang Lay, Managing Director of Dichi Academy, shares her journey from diverse educational experiences across Cambodia, China, and Europe to her pivotal roles in tech startups in Cambodia. She discusses the importance of innovation, stakeholder management, and the impact of COVID-19 on the growth of businesses like Food Panda. Sivhuang also emph

Rising Giants N.142 - Sanjay Popli, Co-Founder & CEO, Cryptomind

Nov 07 2024 54 mins  
We are marking Devcon 2024 in Bangkok next week with a very special guest! Sanjay Popli is a pioneering figure in Thailand's cryptocurrency industry, serving as the Group CEO and Co-Founder of Cryptomind Group, the leading Web3 ecosystem builder in the region. Under his leadership, Cryptomind Group has launched successful ventures, including Thailand's largest blockchain event, Th

Rising Giants N.141 - Priscilla Kim Ong 'Sela', Content Creator

Oct 31 2024 57 mins  
Today on Rising Giants we have Priscilla Kim Ong, known as 'Sela', she is a Khmer-Krom American content creator who has built a supportive global community around her life in Cambodia. Born and raised in the US, she moved to Cambodia in 2022 to reconnect with her roots and learn Khmer, inspiring diaspora communities to reconnect with their own cultures. Through engaging vlogs, he

Rising Giants N.140 - Vansa Chatikavanij, Partner, Present Ventures

Oct 23 2024 56 mins  
Today on Rising Giants we have Vansa, Partner at Present Ventures, a global investment firm focused on investing in the future of sports, 'Sports 3.0'. Vansa leads strategy and portfolio development at Present Ventures. With over 20 years of experience in building and investing in technology across fintech, digital assets, and sports, combined with deep insights into the Asian mark

Rising Giants N.139 - Socheata Poum, Founder, Snoopedu

Oct 16 2024 50 mins  
On this week's episode of Rising Giants we have the pleasure of speaking with Socheata, the founder of Snoopedu, as we explore the challenges and achievements of integrating STEM education in Cambodia. She highlights the necessity of a holistic educational approach, the influence of AI, and the shift towards student-centric learning. Socheata underscores the critical role of teache

Rising Giants N.138 - Ollie Forsyth, Founder, New Economies

Oct 08 2024 51 mins  
Today on Rising Giants, we have the pleasure of hosting a great friend of the show, Ollie Forsyth, Founder of New Economies Newsletter - one of the fastest growing communities covering the latest technology trends shaping our world today. In the episode we explore Ollie's captivating journey from an young and ambitious entrepreneur to a venture capitalist in a journey that led him

Rising Giants N.137 - Vanna Sann, Managing Director, Dorsu

Oct 04 2024 59 mins  
Today on Rising Giants we have Vanna of Dorsu, Cambodia's most recognised sustainable fashion company. Dorsu was founded on the principles that clothing should be produced in a way that embraces people and causes as little harm to the environment as possible, setting an example within the Cambodian and global garment industry. Vanna is refugee-born, raised and educated in the US, a